St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-05
experimental stations to thoroughly test this
| ana oIher desired productions.


ana other desired productions.
Gettysburg is the county seat of Potter
county, and on the line of the Northwestern
| extension to the river. 1t has had large an
| ticipationS upon the arrival or the railroad,
| but as Huron man lays claim to the town
site and big fight is in prospect, it is re-
| ported that the road will ignore II and make
a new town two miles west.
Andrew Veitch in Western Grand Forks
| county, has lived on his homestead seven
| years and had his final proof rejected twice,
| but on the third trial has succeeded by an
| order from Commissioner Sparks. The OBJ
| stacle in his way was that he had 1873 acres,
while but 100 are allowed in one entry-but
| he holds his 1873 acres.
Some people think the legislature is not
giving the territory desirable advertisement
| abroad in proposing to furnish seed wheat TO
INDECENT farmers. They say that in q land
| supposed to be flowing with milk and horey
| the better way would be 10 let every county
! see to its own destitute without publication
abroad.
! Peter Gibbons, who was recently found
| frozen to death near South Heart, in Willard
county, proves to be man whose where
abouts had been unknown by his relatives for
years, and that some circumstances not vet
explained had caused him to go to the border
of civilization and ostracise himself from all
| society.
! Petitions are being circulated in Bottineau
|
carving the new counties of Church and
| Pierce out of that and adjacent counties.
| One of the objections urged is that it is not
provided that the part cut off from Bottineau
| shall assume its proportion of the county
! debt.
| Some of those in the extreme south that
have little spare money are realizing re-
| markable profits from speculationS in the
| Sioux City boom. G. T. Salmer, of Vermil-
| lion, claims he has Melted $4,000 clean on q
| $1,000 investment. He went down there last
week to blow in $4,000 or $4,000 more.
The entire population of Forman, in Sar-
| gent county, turned out one morning last
| week to enjoy the most beautiful mirages
| ever visible there. All the towns within
twenty miles could be distinguished quite
| distinctly, and some at greater distance
| could be recognized.
This sort of incident reported by the Cando
| Tribune is quite common tn Dakota: "MiSS
| Lily Lewis was in Cando on Wednesday, max
| ing arrangements for the coming seasons
| work. She has purchased yoke of oxen,
| and proposes to farm her own place the COM
| ing summer"
1t is believed at Pierre that the appointment
OF their mayor as commissioner Of immigra-
ton will aid greatly to direct attention to that
! section, and bring TO it a much larger share
of the migration than heretofore. Hence
| they love Gov. Church for the appointment
he has made.
| Amusemeuts ara scarce at Lead City, so
| that ut recent trial before justice, while
| the court went out to take a drink, the at
torneys and spectators formed ring and al
| lowed the plaintiff and defendant to fight
until the court returned, when the trial was
resumed.
The farmers in Pembina county have
learned this winter that stock do extremely
well on straw without hay, and they will not
burn it as they have been accustomed to in
years past. 1t will stimulate the raising of
stock If they can be wintered so cheaply
DR.. Dubois, of Decatur, H.. visited Eddy
county some time since, and was SO pleased
| with the country that he secured a tree
claim He is soon to return with small
colony and accept the charge of the Cougre.
gational church at New Rockford.
The law forbids the selling of liquor within
three miles of the university at Vermillion
which covers the whole city. The local Law
and Order league is bringing suits against
the dealers, and mean to wear them out and
make the place prohibition city.
| Since two Or three Southern men have beer
appointed judges and land officers in Dakota
there is great increase of inquiry from that
section in regard to the inducements for imi
grafton, and it is said that good mdny from
| Kentucky are coming this season.
The Dell Rapids Times is of the opinion
that the gopher industry under the recen
act of the legislature will prove very lucra
tive to those who improve the opportunity
and says that applications for territory SHOULD
be made to Ira Swain, Bismarck.
Last week A. B. Stickler, the leading hard
ware merchant at Stanton, in Mercer county
became the envied father of the first chilt
born i'll that town-a girl, of course. There
have been no premiums offered there for in
crease in this way.
One morning recently Mr.. West, near Turtl,
lake in Mclean county, found stall in hi
stable filled with dead chickens, forty-one il
/ | oil nd ,7r1ty yr-ift nP
ensconced among them, 1t was good night
work for one mink.
The Blunt Nonpareil says that many partie
who have been paying taxes on proved III
claims, but who have had their entries can
celied, refuse 10 pay any more taxes, and tn
county boards insist that somebody must pa
them.
A small colony from about Mount Pleasant
Ia, is to start for Logan county early thi
month. This county has no railroad but ex
poets one this season. and has the smalles
population of any organized county in Da
kota.
By an accurate gauge kept at Mandan th
winter the amount of snowfall will make 2. g.
inches of water and is more than double tina
of the winter before Further south tn
Missouri river the snow fall is much greater
,, The Baptist university at Tower City, b.
the muniicence of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
: | magne of Philadelphia has now been in op
start, having thrty-two students.
, In spite of the suit for libel brought agains
him by DR.. O'Keefe, the editor OF the Mint
Journal insists upon the truth of his alega
lions and makes some additions to them. Tn
, facts will come out on the trial.
1t is said that the Grandin line of boats or
the Red river will take the wheat to Crane
+ Forks in place of Fargo the coming season
, as the navigation is better, and will also bui
: two elevators at Grand Forks.
3 According to the local record the thermom
eter in Towner county got above zero bu
, | four days in February. The lowest was 4S
, below-the first four days Of the month it wa
never above Al o below.
: w. II. Randall, president of the bank a
Hamilton, in Pembina county, recently mar
) ried Il courted belle and the local papers con
e | graduate the lady upon having secured ..th
t flower of the city"
: A syndicate at Mandan proposes to stor
1000 tons of coal there and retail at abou
, cost for the benefit of the place. 1t has sol
ut 1925 ton, and it Is expected to reduce
5 | to S225.
1t Is reported that in the Turtle mountain
extending into Manitoba there is Iully TIVE
feet of snow on the level which means plent!
of water for the lakes, streams and crops Of
this side.
The Mimic Journal reports ecent mlrag
there in which towns twenty miles distan
: were so distinct that people could be seen o
D the streets and almost heard 10 talk.
Billiards have been so numerous this wir
I ter that in the country districts of the contra
5 regions preachers always attach to their ar
: nouucements ''blizzards willing
The man who predicted a spring so earl
that wheat could be sown in February wa
lost in the blizzard last Saturday ana froze
e to death. There are no mourners.
' Elk Point is confident of the constructio
y of bridge over the Missouri river ut tina
point, and visions of q big boom in conse